Client moved and doesn't have the factory sharp stand to her TV. I know there's a place to get them from but not having any google luck.

Thanks.

Chief and Peerless make "universal" stands that are both ugly and uncheap. :)

There is a company out there that specializes in getting the factory made stand. I just can't find their name.

There are companies out there that makes a stand that uses the versa bolt locations...

[Link: ebay.com]

[Link: ebay.com]

KOT

Sounds like a good reason to upgrade to a non-Sharp ;-)

I needed a stand for a Pioneer plasma and found one on ebay. It was $60, but it was factory and making something else work would have been a royal PITA.

Wall mount it or take it to the recycling center.
Or build your own custom mount out of uni-struit.

You will spend more time locating/purchasing/modifying than the cost of a wall mount.

Replaced a 40" Sony tube set with a new flat 46.

Got two shelf brackets from Home Depot, model 14825, painted them black:


Got two pieces of angle aluminum, 1" x 1" x 1/8" thick. Bolted the aluminum to the short sides of the bracket to make it taller. Drilled holes in the aluminum to line up with the VESA holes. Screwed the horizontal part of the bracket down to the TV shelf.

This worked because the mount did not have to come in front of the TV at all and I could screw down to the surface. An alternate would be to get a couple of pieces of 1x2 or 1x3 oak, figure out how much forward they need to come to keep the TV up, paint them black and mount the shelf brackets to them.

This sounds simple but took a couple of hours at least. That means you don't get paid for your time or it's a $250 mount. But the idea might apply.

Amazon, $70.
Also great for 'stuff' that you need to place in front of, under newer sets that don't have room with the factory stand.

[Link: amazon.com]

If the customer tosses the base, why would we do this and not be paid for it?